SB2016071911 - Information disclosure in Apple Safari



SB2016071911 - Information disclosure in Apple Safari

Published: July 19, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2016071911
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4583)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to access control error in  Apple Safari. A remote unauthenticated attacker can obtain potentially sensitive information by creating a web site with a specially crafted SVG image that, when loaded by the target user, will access potentially sensitive image data from a different web site. 

 Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of system information


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.